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Small piece for my car

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GTE-JOHN	GTE-JOHN posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 49	Since this is all new to me I thought I'd start off small & see how it went, so far not so good The part I chose to remake is pretty rare on my car model in the UK & sourced this from the Netherlands, since I'm on the uk owners club I have had a few people on there asking if I would also make them a copy of this part, So... 1st up I made & glued the flanges to it, figuring out where to put flanges to make the mould the easiest shape for releasing is a bit confusing at times, managed it 2nd time round, Then I used the yellow filleting wax & did my best to create a good draft angle all the way around, next step was the mould release wax, gave it a good coat, waited 5 mins & then buffed it off with a new clean cloth, After this I mixed up some gel coat & applied a layer, this is where the problems started, it seems to have reacted & separated in places, any help/tips on what to do next would be great, or do I have to start the whole thing again? Edited 12 Years Ago by GTE-JOHN
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GTE-JOHN	GTE-JOHN posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
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Daz	Daz posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 93, Visits: 651	If you let the gel coat go off a bit around 3 hrs Just so its tacky and doesn't stick to your finger Then apply a second coat of gelcoat this will then fill in where its fish eyed away It should be fine to carry out the rest of the mold procedure
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Daz	Daz posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 93, Visits: 651	I usually leave the part over night when ive waxed it up to make sure its completly dry
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GTE-JOHN	GTE-JOHN posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 49	Thanks for the info mate, sounds very useful
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WilliamsHPF	WilliamsHPF posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 26, Visits: 349	Daz: I've been wondering about a cure for this issue myself, thanks for the tip! GTE-John: good luck with that part, can't wait to see the final product! how does the part attach to the car? are there tabs you'll have to make as well?
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andygtt	andygtt posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	Hi John Im looking at the pictures and am a little concerned that you potentially have a mechanical lock. Of cause it may just be the angles that the pictures were taken, however be 150% sure you don't have any now before you continue otherwise you will probably destroy both the mould and the part trying to get them apart. The areas I am concerned about are the top 2 corner edges as viewed on the car. Looking forward to seeing how it comes out, you should be able to make a very impressive visual impact on the car with that panel
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	It should twist out from the bottom edge ok. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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